Definitely miss this lens. But I’m not going back to Nikon.
Have been waiting for the 50L replacement forever but I guess I’ll have to bite the bullet and get one 😠
Elijah wrote:
Definitely miss this lens. But I’m not going back to Nikon.
Have been waiting for the 50L replacement forever but I guess I’ll have to bite the bullet and get one 😠
Canon 50L replacement? isn't the RF 50 1.2 L it? It seem sharp, but not a big fan of the bokeh rendering, way too busy and edgy for my liking. I still like the rendering of the 58 much better, more smooth and pleasant. I think sharpness is overrated for portrait lens.
ivan.cai wrote:
Canon 50L replacement? isn't the RF 50 1.2 L it? It seem sharp, but not a big fan of the bokeh rendering, way too busy and edgy for my liking. I still like the rendering of the 58 much better, more smooth and pleasant. I think sharpness is overrated for portrait lens.
This lens really confuses me. In many of the images here I love the bokeh and find the focus point plenty sharp enough. In others, I find the out of focus background to be unpleasant/nervous, and the lens really really soft. Is that just how the lens is -- wildly different character depending upon subject & distance to background? Or are some copies much better than others? Or...
I just picked up a new D850 and I am really looking forward to use this camera with the three primes 28, 58 and 105 f/1.4. Here are just two test shots with the 58 f/1.4.
brafman wrote:
This lens really confuses me. In many of the images here I love the bokeh and find the focus point plenty sharp enough. In others, I find the out of focus background to be unpleasant/nervous, and the lens really really soft. Is that just how the lens is -- wildly different character depending upon subject & distance to background? Or are some copies much better than others? Or...
The 58G is a speciality lens, f/1.4 and the smallest/lightest FF 58mm lens out there. It is not for everyone but it is superb if you take the time to calibrate and understand its unique rendering qualities. Calibrating the lens with DSLR's does require some time as the fine tune AF correction needs to be optimized for different types of shoots. This lens may take about 1 or 2 months to learn its unique characteristics. Now if the lens is not sharp enough the 50 Art another superb lens but I rarely use it.
Fast lenses have unique styles wide open particularly the more classic and older lenses. This is why they are special and photographers gravitate to them
